Featured WWII stories include DeniseKiernan’s never-before-told tale of women’s role in The Girls of the Atomic City, as well as RobertEdsel‘s Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation’s Treasures from the Nazis, the companion volume to the upcoming GeorgeClooney film The Monuments Men.

After recapping the latest NBA playoff action, boxing legend Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins joins in to discuss the main event this past weekend, when FloydMayweather Jr. defended his title in a unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero.

A Christian take on the 3 women held captive by a school bus driver 2 miles from their homes in Cleveland. Celebrate God’s power, which guided Amanda Berry, Georgina Dejesus and Michelle Knight home after all these years.

Curt Weldon, the former U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania, who also served as vice-chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, joins EMPact Radio host Dr. Peter Vincent Pry for a recap of the midterm elections—and strategies for further GOP wins in 2012.

True Blood hunk RyanKwanten chats about his new big-screen role in Red Hill, opening Friday. But he also shares his feelings about playing Charles Manson in a new biopic. “He’s a lot smaller than me,” Ryan tells Robin Milling of the infamous mass murderer. “He was only 5-foot-2 or 5-foot-3, so it’ll be the beauty of film making.”

Corey Almeida, the avid sports fan stops by to talk up Pickureka, his new series on The Hub that’s based on Hasbro’s board game of the same name. Cory will also share his thoughts on the San Francisco Giants’World Series win, and on which NFL teams he hopes to see in Super Bowl XLV on Go For It.

Basil McRae, the former NHL left wing, who played for the Maple Leafs and Blackhawks—and appeared in The Mighty Ducks—looks back on his career with The Final Word’sJayReelz and J.D. Basil also chats about his current work scouting for the Blues and co-owning the London Knights.

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Today’s Programming Highlights:

At 1 PM In honor of Latino Books Month, Grand Central Publishing Editor Selina McLemore sits down with authors Luis Alberto Urrea (Into the Beautiful North), Iris Gomez (Try to Remember) and Kathy Cano-Murillo (Waking Up in the Land of the Glitter).

At 3 PM Host Laura Lavigne gets up close and personal with John Carter Cash, whose parents are the late Johnny and June Carter Cash. The producer-songwriter will chat about preserving his family’s legacy, and about his new kids’ book, Daddy Loves His Little Girl.